CVE-2018-5770
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 2.7% (pctl 86)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
An issue was discovered on Tenda AC15 devices. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can make a request to /goform/telnet, creating a telnetd service on the device. This service is password protected; however, several default accounts exist on the device that are root accounts, which can be used to log in.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 2.69% — more likely to be exploited than 86% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-1188 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2018-03-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| tendacn | ac15 |
| tendacn | ac15 firmware |
References
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